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Community Water System · PWS WV3300609

Milton Water

Ashland, West Virginia 41102 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 5,446 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

5,446
People served
340
EPA violations
24
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 340 drinking-water violations at Milton Water, 7% of them health-based - above the West Virginia per-system average.

340
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
5,446
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Milton Water

Milton Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 5,446 residents in Ashland, West Virginia (Cabell County) through 2,570 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 340 total violations for this system , of which 24 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 276 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 26 violations (Other). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across West Virginia, EPA tracks 774 public water systems serving 1,597,057 people, with 187,590 cumulative violations and 11,480 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 242.4 violations. Statewide, 46 of 102 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (45.1%).

Milton Water's 340 violations sit above the West Virginia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
5,446
Total Violations
340
Health-Based Violations
24
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,570
County
Cabell
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
276
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 26 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 24 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 22 2022
TTHM MR 20 2023
Nitrate MR 19 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 12 2005
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2015
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 1993
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2018
Picloram MR 5 2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2008
Atrazine MR 4 2008
Heptachlor MR 4 2008
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2008
2,4-D MR 4 2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 2008
Chlordane MR 4 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2024
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 2018
Cryptosporidium MR 4 2019
Fluoride MR 4 2020
Thallium, Total MR 4 2023
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2023
Antimony, Total MR 4 2023
Nickel MR 4 2023
Chromium MR 4 2023
Cadmium MR 4 2023
Simazine MR 4 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2008

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/26/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/26/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/26/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/27/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/27/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/27/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/27/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Milton Water.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WV3300609 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

West Virginia Drinking Water Authority

West Virginia's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find WV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 26 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 7500
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 5000
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 24 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 2456
2023 TTHM MR 20 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 2950
2023 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1040
2023 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1085
2023 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1075
2023 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1074
2023 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1036
2023 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1020
2023 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1015
2023 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 1010
2023 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 2378
2023 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 2380
2023 Xylenes, Total MR 3 SDWIS / WV3300609 / 2955

How Milton Water Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Milton Water West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 340 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 24 14.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 45.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 5,446 2,063 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 774 regulated public water systems in West Virginia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Milton Water water safe to drink? ▼
Milton Water (PWS ID: WV3300609) has 340 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 5,446 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Milton Water serve? ▼
Milton Water serves 5,446 people in Ashland, West Virginia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,570 service connections.
What type of violations does Milton Water have? ▼
Milton Water has 340 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 276 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Milton Water water? ▼
No. Milton Water was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Milton Water use? ▼
Milton Water uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.